How to Install and Uninstall tcl Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 18,2024

You can also install and uninstall the tcl on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "tcl" package

This is a short guide on how to install tcl on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                tcl
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "tcl" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall tcl on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tcl package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: tcl
Source: tcltk-defaults
Version: 8.6.13
Installed-Size: 20
Maintainer: Debian Tcl/Tk Packagers
Architecture: amd64
Provides: tclsh
Depends: tcl8.6 (>= 8.6.13+dfsg-1~)
Breaks: tcl8.3 (<< 8.3.5-15), tcl8.4 (<< 8.4.20-2), tcl8.5 (<< 8.5.14-3), tcl8.6 (<< 8.6.0-2)
Description: Tool Command Language (default version) - shell
Description-md5: dc49b54190858f10215816ea3b0a62d5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Tag: devel::lang:tcl, role::metapackage
Section: interpreters
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/t/tcltk-defaults/tcl_8.6.13_amd64.deb
Size: 4016
MD5sum: 94ac5154e62b22546fbfea4f614cc3c2
SHA256: 6a55a7404963c27f4690edcd2ae923e26857e77cf5c2f70911ba11666232ce5a